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International Studies

The International Relations Degree in Loyola University has an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary focus, which allows the study of both classical subjects in Social Sciences and others in Humanities, fundamental for understanding what is happening in the world, as well as novel content that allows students to interpret the most relevant contemporary events.
Among the latter are found the most recent disciplines related to economy, international security, international communication and law, with a practical focus oriented toward training competent professionals in the world of international economy and the globalized world, of law and of diplomacy, or of foreign policy and security.
Our degree in International Relations has three major areas: International Law and Diplomacy, Economics and International Companies and Foreign Policy and Security.  Each of these will permit you to exercise your profession in the context of International Relations that best suits your interests.

Career Prospects

Graduates in the International Relations Degree have a wide range of possibilities for employment in many different types of sectors. If we also include the job possibilities offered by the European Union, which only citizens of member states have access to, there is an even higher potential for employment.
On the other hand graduates in International Relations could also develop professionally in other sectors, both public (State and Regional Public Administrations, universities and research centers), and private (transnational businesses, international consultancies, private universities and research centers, business schools, etc.), as well as in Third Sector organizations (International NGOs and Think-tanks, among others).   Through the job offers in the sectors mentioned, three great professional areas can be identified that could correspond to the profile of an International Relations Graduate:

   International Law and Diplomacy: Graduates can carry out professional activities in both public and private sectors. Diplomatic or consular activity is one of the main career prospects; to this can be added professional development in international law firms; intergovernmental organizations; organisms with external projection; consultancy and legal counseling firms; cultural managers of institutions abroad.

Economy and International Companies: Graduates can carry out professional activities basically in the private sector.  International managers, analysts and assessors in multinationals and entities with business expansion plans abroad.

Foreign and Security Policy: They can carry out professional activities that are oriented toward profiles relevant in the current global political agenda related to peace and  international security: consultants, managers and technicians in intergovernmental organisms, international agencies and think-tanks; analysts in information, intelligence and counter-intelligence services; journalists specialized in international news and international war correspondents; mediators and observers of international conflicts; consultants and assessors in international policy and defense.

Internships

The Internship program in Loyola University aims to incorporate our students progressively into the labor market.  It provides them with their first professional experience where they can apply the knowledge they have acquired, and it allows them to start designing their own curriculum vitae.
100% of our students finish their internships with a high degree of satisfaction.

Loyola University has over 3,000 internship agreements with firms that range from local companies to multinationals.

Each year a growing number of internships end in the hiring of our students.

 The internships are managed by the Service of Employability and Entrepreneurship which coordinates all the processes and activities leading to the correct development of these internships, which are regulated by existing legislation and the internal regime which complements it.  The Employability Service will organize the internships of students in the International Relations Degree through these three channels:


Framework of Collaboration agreements signed by Loyola University itself.  Below you can find a representative example of companies and institutions that are available to us for our student internships:

  • ABB_ASEA Brown Boveri
  • Fumigación Aérea Andaluza, S.A. (FAASA)
  • Accenture
  • Grupo Puma, S.A
  • Aceitunas Torrent, S.L.
  • Holcim España, S.L.
  • Almazaras de la Subbetica
  • LG Electronics
  • Almendras Francisco Morales, S.A.
  • Maersk España, S.A.
  • Alvear S.A.
  • SMURFIT-Stone Container España
  • Asociacion Espñola de Fabricantes de Joyería
  • San Eloy
  • SOS-Cuetara
  • Asociación Provincial de Joyeros
  • Vodafone SAU
  • Atlantic Copper
  • Ernst&Young
  • Bodegas Gonzalez
  • Byass
  • KPMG
  • Bodegas Toro Albalá
  • Pwc
  • Casa-Eads Management Solutions
  • CEPSA Refineria Gibraltar San Roque
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Covap
  • Viajes El Corte Inglés
  • Cunext
  • Copper Industries
  • Heineken
  • Danone, S.A.
  • Fundación Etea para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación
  • Deloitte, S.L.
  • Grupo Hojiblanca
  • Grupo J. García Carrión
  • Ferrovial.

Framework of Collaboration agreements signed by the Foundation of ETEA with respect to Loyola University.  Below there is a representative example of companies and institutions available to us for our student internships: The Consortium Association for Cooperation; The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (Technical Offices for cooperation in developing countries); Intermon Oxfam: Intercultural Foundation.

       Furthermore, there are occasional collaboration agreements with the following institutions: The United Nations Program for Development (PNUD), both in the Art-Gold program framework and in the Art-Bolivia program; the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Cooperation; Central American Strategy for Rural Territorial Development; Central American System of Integration.

Periodic follow-up of the calls for internships that are offered by international organizations and multinational companies in their job placement services.  Examples: the United Nations; ACNUR; UNESCO; UNICEF; UNIDROIT; FMI; OTAN; OCDE; International Penal Tribunal; OMC; World Bank; Amnesty International; the European Parliament; the European Commission; EUROPOL; the EU Institute for Security Studies; multinational companies (Coca-Cola,  Santander Group, Unilever, GP Morgan).
To be eligible for company internships, it is necessary to have passed at least 75% of the credits of the subjects in the first three courses (which include all of those corresponding to the complete Basic Training of each degree). In order to register for the Internships of each degree.

Why study the International Relations Degree?

In the current international situation, it is becoming increasingly important be able to count on professionals who understand  international dynamics in their full breadth and complexity , as well as the ethical and civic implications involved in the exercise of their profession.
Studying International Relations is to study international reality, through a rigorous and systematic analysis of the tendencies that affect the world situation.  All of this is in order to elaborate strategies and alternatives for problem-solving.  


Graduates in International Relations develop the necessary competencies to understand International Relations as well as the defining elements and the dynamic results of actions taken in the international framework.
The degree in International Relations enables graduates to be consultants, managers and experts in foreign fields of action, international businesses, international cooperation, security and defense, according to the criteria and requirements established internationally for these professional activities.


Furthermore, graduates in International Relations from Loyola University are versatile professionals who study areas like international law, politics, economy or business, with an important grounding in languages.
Students can participate in academic exchanges in the most prestigious universities in Europe, the United States, Asia and South America.
 This dual degree enables them to further their language learning from the very first year of study, since some of their subjects are given in English.